Asheville Police are searching for the person responsible for robbing a bank Tuesday afternoon.

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Officers said the First Citizen Bank, located on Smoky Park Highway, was robbed around 2 p.m.

According to Lt. Dave Romick of the Asheville Police Department, a witness described the suspect as a white male, 5’10" tall with a medium build. He was wearing sunglasses, a grey hooded sweatshirt and black baggy pants.

He was last seen getting into an older model, olive green, full-size SUV, that was headed east on Smoky Park Highway, said Romick.

No one was hurt during the robbery.

Anyone with information as to the identity of the bank robber is asked to contact the Asheville Police Department at 828-252-1110 or Asheville Buncombe Crime Stoppers at 828-255-5050.